Key facts
- Born
- 31 March 1987, Vijayawada
- State of birth
- Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
- Sector
- Chess
- Profession
- Indian chess player
- Gender
- Female
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Biography
Koneru Humpy is an Indian chess grandmaster. Koneru is a runner-up of the Women's World Chess Championship and two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. In 2002, she became the youngest female player—and the first Indian female player—to achieve the title of Grandmaster, aged 15 years, 1 month, 27 days, a record since surpassed only by Hou Yifan. Koneru is a gold medallist at the Olympiad, Asian Games, and Asian Championship.
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Timeline
- 1987Born in Vijayawada
- 2003Awarded the Arjuna Award
- 2007Awarded the Padma Shri in sports
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Frederic Friedel at English Wikipedia